Topic: Conspicuous Consumption

We live in a world in which both glitter and Swarovski crystals exist, so only conceivable value add to the diamond manicure is having the opportunity to shout, “I am wearing a diamond manicure that costs a million dollars!” while someone mugs you for your acrylic tips. More »

We prefer to avoid using the word “whore” pejoratively–but, while famewhore can easily be substituted for fameball, there is no other word than “logowhore” that quite neatly conveys the appropriate amount of derision we have for people who bathe themselves in designer logos. More »

…Well, the sort of person who’d want a Chanel surfboard, probably, or a Louis Vuitton soccer ball or an Alexander Wang jump rope. Which all exist, obviously–and there’s more in the gallery ahead. More »

While you were boozing and eating and enjoying family (or promising never to return home) yesterday, did you ever stop for a moment to consider the circumstances of those more fortunate than you? Did it ever cross your mind: what are the Kardashians doing for Christmas? More »

We were all surprised a few months ago to learn that Karl Lagerfeld did not, in fact, have a robot heart (or that he downloaded some sort of compassion program) because he went and got a kitten. The initial photo was cute and people fawned over it because this is the internet and you know how it feels about cats. But, little did we know that the kitten would become Choupette, the iPad-using, two maid-having star of editorials in I-D and now a feature in Harper’s Bazaar.More »